# NTSB CHI77FEI09: Cessna 172, N9921Q, Middlefield, OH, January 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1977
- Place: Middlefield, OH · MIDDLEFIELD, OH
- Location: 41.4605° N, 81.0712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middlefield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4605&lon=-81.0712&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEI09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0084   77/1/5    MIDDLEFIELD,OH      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 104
        TIME - 1900                    N9921Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEAUGA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CLEVELAND,OH                RETURN                       MIDDLEFIELD,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9921Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9921Q-1999-01-22), registration cancelled 1999-01-22, S/N 17265865 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Geauga County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770105000219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770105000219A), Jan 5, 1977: Cessna 172M, Middlefield, OH, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9921Q (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI80FEI14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI14), Apr 22, 1980: Cessna 172M (N9921Q), Oberlin, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FGM46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM46-139632), Aug 18, 1978: Cessna 172 (N9921Q), Greenville, ME, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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